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Recent Examples of casually
Cybersecurity buyers rarely engage casually.
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David Steifman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In one stunning shot, a dragon surges into battle, casually dragging a toe across the water.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
One does not casually disappear during a revolution.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
This full-leather Michael Kors bag can be worn both casually with your T-shirt and jeans or as your dressy accessory to an evening dinner.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Steely and deliberate songwriting that casually staggers down the line between rhythm and melody, laced with loose yet conscious jams.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
The era of casually picking up a six-pack at your neighborhood grocery store or bottle shop appears to be winding down, at least for now.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
Wear it casually with flat sandals and a wicker tote, or dress it up with strappy heels and a clutch.
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Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
The soon-to-be 26-year-old left winger scored at the end of the first half on a breakaway, casually flicking the ball past Haitian goalkeeper Johny Placide.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
David Steifman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In one stunning shot, a dragon surges into battle, casually dragging a toe across the water.
—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
One does not casually disappear during a revolution.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
This full-leather Michael Kors bag can be worn both casually with your T-shirt and jeans or as your dressy accessory to an evening dinner.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Steely and deliberate songwriting that casually staggers down the line between rhythm and melody, laced with loose yet conscious jams.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
The era of casually picking up a six-pack at your neighborhood grocery store or bottle shop appears to be winding down, at least for now.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
Wear it casually with flat sandals and a wicker tote, or dress it up with strappy heels and a clutch.
—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
The soon-to-be 26-year-old left winger scored at the end of the first half on a breakaway, casually flicking the ball past Haitian goalkeeper Johny Placide.
—
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually
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Officials said activities connected to people ‒ from fireworks to carelessly discarded cigarettes ‒ have sparked 75% of wildfires in Utah in 2026.
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Under a new Douglas County ordinance, illegally operating an OHV, driving one carelessly or recklessly, and not wearing a helmet if under 18 could land you with up to a $1,000 fine.
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Clyne returned to Palace, initially being invited to train with the club informally in September 2020 before he was awarded a contract until the end of January, which was then extended several times.
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Gehrig, the New York Yankees player for whom the disease was informally named, brought global awareness to ALS after his diagnosis in the 1930s.
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America is offhandedly disregarding science.
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Sometimes, Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will offhandedly give you career advice.
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Discussions on workforce capacity often arbitrarily stop counting at age 64, despite concerns over talent shortages and aging populations.
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Six justices agreed that arbitrarily limiting how much party committees can spend in conjunction with their nominees violates the First Amendment.
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But perhaps more troubling is that Google, the proprietor of the world’s primary research tool, has rolled out AI Overviews that can indiscriminately take in fake material and authoritatively spit it back out as real.
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The results suggest that buyers remain highly selective rather than indiscriminately bullish.
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Out in the high desert near Cabazon, my favorite stops are Hadley’s Fruit Orchards, home of the famous Hadley date shakes, and the whimsically Cabazon Dinosaur sculptors.
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No landlord would allow an occupant to change his property without approval, let alone whimsically destroy a third of it.
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Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.
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Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.
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“Casually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casually. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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